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Best Fiends Stars: Best Fiends STARS is a
puzzle game that challenges you to “match
and blast your way” through a series of
“explosive” puzzles, collecting adorable
characters and teaming up with your friends
along the way. Challenge your friends to race
to collect fallen treasures and stars before
they get snagged by a team of slimy slugs.
https://bestfiends.com/games/best-fiends-
stars/
Fortnite: Epic’s family-friendly battle royale
shooter continues to draw in millions of daily
active users. While some gamers focus on
winning their next Victory Royale, the game
offers dozens of challenges for gamers to
take on and overcome. “The game continues
to evolve with frequent changes to the map,
so the current game world won’t be the same
by the end of an eight-week self-quarantine,”
says Chris Erb, gaming expert and founder of
Tripleclix. He adds that the cartoon graphics
appeal to gamers of all ages, “but be aware
you do use guns to shoot other players in
the game.” Fortnite is free on Xbox One,
PC, Switch, PS4 and mobile. https://www.
epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/home
Jackbox Games: This just might be the
official game of the coronavirus lockdown,
as new account creations for the platform
have been surging since more and more
people have discovered that it’s popular
trivia game You Don’t Know Jack can now
be played with friends. The company
posted a recent tutorial on how to do so
here https://jackboxgames.com/how-to-
play-jackbox-games-with-friends-and-
family-remotely/?utm_source=blog&utm_
medium=remoteguide&utm_
campaign=remoteguide&utm_
content=remoteguide. The game will keep
everyone on their toes as it tosses pop
culture trivia questions as fast as you can
answer them. Host Cookie Masterson walks
you through the routine, while the occasional
celebrity may pop up to lend a hand. https://
jackboxgames.com/
Minecraft: Erb deems this “the ultimate
collaboration” and notes that it saw a
resurgence last year and continues to grow
with every new generation of gamer. Up to
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